Friday, 7 October 2016

Genestealer Cult

I've finished my Deathwatch: Overkill Genestealer Cult!

The Magus

After the patriarch, the magus is the charismatic psychic leader of the cult. He is accompanied by familars, which are manifestations of psychic energy into baby genestealer form. I prefer to think of them as baby 'stealers.

Genestealer Cult Magus

Genestealer familiars

Magus and familiars

The Primus

Complementing the magus, the primus is the martial leader of the cult. He plans and leads the insurrection and the spread to other system worlds. I think he is a good addition to the existing genestealer mythology.

Genestealer Cult Primus

Purestrain genestealers

Purestrain genestealers

Genestealer Cult

So that's the entire cult completed! I'm really happy with how they came out. More pictures of the patriarch here, and hybrids here and here.

Genestealer Cult

Broodcoven

The genestealer generational cycle

I like how the hybrids get less bulky with each generation. The Purestrain is a seriously big boy in comparison to a regular human.

Notes on the sculpts

Darren Latham's sculpts are amazing- they pay superb homage to the Jes Goodwin/ Bob Olley originals in so many ways- the armour, the poses, the faces and tubes, the weapons.

20 comments:

That is some seriously magnificent work, Barks. Seriously. Painting the whole coven to such a high standard must have taken you a long, long time.My favourite pic is of the generational cycle. Like icing on the cake!

Awesome painting on these brilliant sculpts. I agree with you about the homage that's been paid to the original miniatures. I've always had a soft spot for the genestealer cult background, & this might just be the best-painted cult I've ever seen!

Other commenters have said most of it, but I think the Magus looks amazing, and the contrast between the ornate Magus and the military-looking Primus (while maintaining subtle thematic connections) is a good touch.